Blazers vs. Lakers? How would you feel about that 1st-round playoff matchup? (poll)

The Trail Blazers are said to "control their own destiny" because with a
win against Memphis tonight they will clinch the No. 6 seed. But since
the 2, 3 and 4 seeds in the West won't shake out until Wednesday night,
the Blazers can't control their playoff opponent. Really, the Blazers don't control their destiny — it's the teams ahead of
them that do.

If the playoffs started right now, the Blazers would be pitted against (gasp!) the Los Angeles Lakers in a 3-6 matchup. That's just one possible scenario, but it could easily happen.

We've asked the question before: Which NBA playoffs opponent do you prefer? In a poll three weeks ago, 47.6 percent of the 3,000-plus voters said the Dallas Mavericks, and just 8.1 percent said the Los Angeles Lakers.

But that was before the Lakers went cold and dropped five games in a row, including 93-86 to the Blazers last week. Maybe a Portland-Los Angeles first-round playoff matchup doesn't sound so scary anymore. Or maybe it still does. So we're asking the question again: Who do you want to face in the playoffs? And specifically, how would you describe your feelings about a Blazers-Lakers first-round series?

View full sizeDoug Beghtel/The OregonianWhile being guarded by Kobe Bryant (24), Wesley Matthews (2) pump-fakes a shot while in the air as the Portland Trail Blazers face the Los Angeles Lakers at the Rose Garden.